.. TUJIVT. : , . , (PBOM OUE COBBEaPOirpENT.) : , j April 7. — The weather is now all that squat-' ters and agriculturists can desire, resembling a spring season, with warm, genial showers interspersed with sunshine. . If the frosts hold off for two or three weeks longer bur district will not want for winter grass. . - Our land agent reports the following appli cations for conditional purchases on the 25th ult. :— Ronald McNab, 160a. 3r. at Brangle ; Patrick Geary, 90a. at Wyangle (being a por tion of the lato village reserve). . On the 1st inst. : — John McBarns, 40a., West Blowering; James Clarke, 40a. Adelong Creek j also a notification of alienation of 140a. at Qadara, from James McGrath to B. K. Broughton. ? On Sunday last, according to advertisement, the Venerable Archdeacon Lillingston conduct ed morning arid evening service in All Saints' Church, and in the afternoon catechised the Sabbath-school children, and baptised five in fants. The rev. gentleman preached two very exce...

AMERICAN SOCIETY. The Eov. JF. Barham., Zinckle, , vicar , of . _\Vherstead,.and Ghaplairi in; Ordinary to the 'Queen, has 'been travelling ;in ;the_ United 'States* [tho Far West, 'the Rocky- Mountains-,' '.'$ce,t ,an3. hoagivqii; to. '^ae public rather a mild1 boofc named 'Last Winter in the- United . ''States ''as'the'result of hi3 journey,. If the : author is correct on Jus statements as Jk- the geo.eral;.inanners, and ? -pronunciation of -our American cousins, then ?' all other British authors, and Artemus Ward and his school amongst the' 'Americans :' themselves are 'wrong. Wesuspect, however, that Mr Zinckle mus* s*ither±STOcliieny:r mixed -in-clerical: society, where measured^rases'-and 'accurate pronun ciation were current, or that lib ear. must be wery.slow.to-catch dialectic r.peculiarities..i If , all' American^ when; at home t spent with . extoeine'pun^,,aud'withoui any nasal- twang, or other peculiarity of- pronunciation, it is more than they do, in Australia. , - ,?: ...

, [,.. TO THB EDITOB, . Sib,— I, was glad to see the answer you gave tot, letter of Mr John Green's. With others I aub loribod.to build a,nowaohool-houso it Mary Vale, and all we wish is that those who an as well able as we are to loontribute towards the expense inouned, and to aid .in fitting up the school ahould do so.: Par ihmt DlimiBA m rant thnmm lvhrt hawm nnt aivjm anything towards building the sbhool-room to pay £1 on sending their children there to be taught, nnd ' whatever the number of the family the oharga is no more. Surely'. ail can and oagatto pay this sum, and instead pf ' qnarrelling about the matUr to join together and-try to get, a provisional allowanoe for Hr Baxter, who is an exoellent teaeher'and deietv ing of every enopuragement we can give him. ? '? . . ? '.'? ? ' I am, Bir,vours truly, ! 1 . ..??.. JOHN MoLBAN. Big B«a Creek, April 7th.

10 T11B BDITOR ''- ' Sib,— I wish to' dirticf ettehtion to the 'n'nmber of .?h«ep that 1 our- Gundagai bntohew run .1 oh tHe flit Talk of itrnnlline sheep being a-nnitanoe, .why they are nol'KUf iobaa'ai tho loeaVpligu'ei we .have. I bohefo tlioro are not' le» than 700 Bhoep belonging to our butohwi constantly devouring the grui on our fluti. Ai the Qundigsi butchen bahnot require thit umoer tor. alaughtenng porpoiei, I lappoie they one bought a quantity oheap and am fattening them up to sell at a good round prottt. Meantime all the milking cowa,bullocki, and boraet of the inhabitant! are driven away by these sheep. It ia too bad. Oan nothing be done to prevent this continuing t ? Fours obediontlT. Oundagai) April Etb. - ' JUSTICE. [We tellers no reitriotion can be placed on the number of sheep butohera or pthers.may roo on the flit: Itiinot fan1 of thorn, however, to monopolise the convenienoesuit affords. It they wish to turn flookmastera -they should do so in a legitimate manner....

BETBIBU1ITE VENGEANCE. , As illustration - of the paiiiona which the' present New Zealand, contest arousee is afforded, by the faot that Mr .Wyllio, Gorernment .Interpreter, finding that Te Iho Ariki, a wrctob, who had murdered his son and; many other persons, and two 'other Hau haus equally atrooious were taken prisoners by a party of friendly natires, ani fearing they might be set at liberty went, accompanied by'soms other Europeans, and ihot two of them, the third escaping wounded.' The '8. M. Herald' comment* severely on this action 1 but ' we eannot avoid thinking that rnles of war applicable to oinlind nations are use-, less in a contest with bloodthirsty savages. The following particulars are famished by the 1 Hawke'sBsy Herald :— ? : : : ',' . On Friday' night, 'at 11 o'olook. Messrs Wyllio, Benson, Suohe (?.oouiinof Mokena),and W. Brown, a half-oasto, whose brother, Fukua, was brutally murdered and mangled (bis head being beaten to a mummy) on Whitmore's disastrous Fuketapa...

ADELONO. ; (FEOM OUE COBBBSPONBENT.) Apbil 8th.— The last fortnight's nuns havo made a vast change in the appearance of our hilhi, which are onoe.moro green.; Were it not * «t . ? „_ n l ? -t ._1._._ A1..&amp; »u ior me : numerous hooks oi auwp uuu oio continually passing through- our locality we should soon have plenty of feed ; but' as.lt is no sooner does the grass spring up than it is eaten off, and the woolly visitors -we have had are but a detachment of the main forces that are between here and Kiandra. I expect the reserve will shortly be again as bare ?ns-lhe' road. .- -. ... .. ,'. .,.?? ? . .1.- . -, ' ;; ;.... .' On Saturday lost a regular rush took- place in Tumut-street to peg out sites for. building, and now all arc taken, up within what is called the town. '. Some have tiieir building materials on: the ground, others are abrat' -to. fence in their blocks, and I expect we shall soon have n regular street with houses on both sides, instead of a lino of . varied and ...

'-.-??? :';? —The—loeal— papers -inform- us that the uihitbitanta: of Wagga, Wagga. assembled in 'pnbliomeetingV'on thq 31st ult, resolved' that the time had arrived , when that township .ehould beoomo a municipality, and adopted 'a ? petition to his'Excellency to that effect, defining the bd'aiidariea of the proposed borough, -which include, an area of six square miles. The initiatory steps towards self-government appear to have been effected with tolerable unauimity; but there are. already indications that this serenity will be but short-lived. It is, indeed, according to .,qur. experience of municipal institutions - at iome, a fact that while they undoubtedly benefit the communities amongst which they exist they also produce considerable local squabbling, and cause rather a, ridiculous amount pf discussion,. party strife, and long-winded- speeches, on what appear to unconcerned -parties very trivial matters. These discomforts^ are, ?; however, 'counter balanced by substantial adv...

UPPMS ADHLONO. fPEOM OFE COEEESPONBENT.^ Apbil 6.— On the Sunday before-lost the wel come rain so long expected fell in heavy' showers, which continued with but slight in termission until next Tuesday evening. The heaviest downfall was. about midday on Tues day, when tho whole of the creeks arid cullies became flooded ; in short, such1 a pluvial dis charge has not been - witnessed for many months, past .The damage' done is very trifling compared to the benefit bestowed oh many who had been hitherto : prevented from working their claims through an insufficient Supply Of water. Work two boon resumed in all the claims, and should we be visited by an occasional shower mining matters will proceed satisfactorily for the future.' '. ' It is currently reported here that an exten sive gold-field has been discovered. in Victoria, but I have received no authentic information respecting it.' A party of five 'left here a few days, ago for tho now diggings, 'and should their report of it be favou...